Toy donations and basketball games don’t seem like a normal combination, but Faith Christian School has managed to combine the two events for eight years to produce the largest Toy for Tots collection each year in a five-county region.

The Local Government Commission on Friday approved the sale of special obligation bonds that will be used to finance the construction and equipping of the proposed Downtown Community Facility in a 5-2 vote, and the committee members weren’t the only ones split on the decision.

Members of The…

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A 2004 SouthWest Edgecombe High School graduate and Tarboro native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of an integrated crew of sailors and civilian mariners working aboard the expeditionary submarine tender, USS Emory S. Land.

Chief Petty Officer Demetric Hart serves in Guam as part of the forward…

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Local businesses and people looking for potential opportunities associated with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline are urged to participate in an event designed to provide information about the hiring process and timeline of the proposed 600-mile interstate natural gas transmission pipeline.

The Atlantic…

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Sharpsburg police officers were checking license plates early Friday at the Brightleaf Motel at 4200 South Hathaway Boulevard in Sharpsburg when a check of one of the vehicles revealed its driver, Rodamez Markel Flowers, 22,…

Peacemakers is holding its second annual Christmas Toy Store on Dec. 9-10.

Last year, through the generosity of individuals and organizations in the Rocky Mount community and the tireless efforts of many volunteers, Peacemakers of Rocky Mount helped 210 families purchase 2,500 toys for their…

A Rocky Mount man was arrested Sunday following an investigation into a home break-in.

Montrail Richardson, 22, was arrested in connection to a Thursday home break-in, said police Cpl. Mike Lewis. Lewis said Richardson was arrested when officers saw him riding a bicycle on Raleigh Road that matched…

Rocky Mount police are investigating a theft that happened late Wednesday.

Officers responded to a larceny report at 7:15 a.m. at a house on the 1100 block of Springfield Road. Police Cpl. Mike Lewis said the victim told officers someone broke into two vehicles parked at the house and took items…